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Cubs draft OF Dewees in second round - Donnie Dewees (OF) Chicago Cubs

After drafting Ian Happ in the first round (No. 9 overall) and now Dewees in the second, the Cubs have staked claim to two of the better college bats in the class. Dewees missed most of 2014 with a broken wrist, resulting in him taking a medical redshirt, but made up for it with a strong showing in the Cape Cod League over the summer. The 21-year-old outfielder wasn’t viewed as a potential day-one draft pick headed into the spring, but he changed that perception with a monster sophomore campaign at North Florida in which he ranked among the best in the county in most offensive categories, batting .